Friday's Sound Off

Let me see if I got this right. If I work, I have to pay taxes to the federal government but if I donít work, the federal government pays me a check. Someone please tell me if that is the agenda of the present administration so that I know what to do. Please advise.

How much will it cost us for the street sweeper? Why donít they fix the streets? Thereís so many holes. Why would the street sweeper sweep if thereís holes in the macadam from the wintertime? Where do we park our cars? Streets are already full. The sweeper can go around the cars like it did years ago, we never had to move our cars then.

PAS

In response to the comment about the pond with cranes and herons, herons do fly. We have a big black old crow that sits in our walnut tree that chases him all the time when it comes near the pond and actually they flew in the chase into the umbrella on my deck and broke it. So yes, heron do fly. They have quite long long legs.

FISH LADY

A caller had the audacity to call in and blame the president for the many problems we have in Ferguson, Missouri. Everyone has the right to protest an injustice. The primary difference is some are allowed to protest while armed with automatic weapons trained on government officials, while others have automatic weapons trained on them during a peaceful protest.

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Enough of Democrats and Republicans. Voting is about picking the right person for the job after doing a little work of studying to see who is best qualified to do the job. Wake up for Peteís sake.

THE GOLDEN AGER

Iíd like to report about the 800 block of North Washington Street. The street sweeper came by and all it really did was shred the leaves that were at the curb. It didnít pick any of them up, it just made, Iíd say, more of a mess than what was there. But thanks for trying.

Our dog Samson has piled up more shovel ready work in the past six days than the current administration has created in the past six years.

JIM FITCH

To the people saying they donít know what to do when they get all these phone calls about offering them a prize and so forth and you have to send them money, do what I do. Tell them to send you a check and deduct whatever you are expected to send them and if itís a large check, tell them to deduct a certain amount for the donation. That way theyíll stop calling you. I hang up and donít ever give my Social Security or credit card numbers.

GOOD LUCK, THEY STOPPED CALLING ME

Whereís the beef? I read that someone on South Roland is complaining about a tree being taken down. It looks to me like theyíre attacking the person who had the tree taken down. If itís the tree where I saw, that person is always out helping all the neighbors shovel snow, raking leaves, sweeping the gutters, so shame on you. Looks like youíre quite jealous. Go to borough hall and get a permit and see what they tell you.

This is in response to Radical just to set the record straight. Any funds, any monies used to help cats in Pottstown and the surrounding area is strictly private, no government money, no taxpayer money. Itís just money that we raise through fundraisers. So I suggest if youíre that passionate about something, get out and do something. We are.

BILL THE CAT GUY

If the caller thinks that $500 to $1,000 is a lot of money, he is surely living in a fantasy land. That is a drop in a bucket compared to the over $400 million spent by two brothers to defeat this president in the past election. The Koch brothers are not politicians but they play a huge part in how these Republicans go about enacting laws. The laws they send to the Senate only benefit people like the Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch.

To the owners of the lost dog Elliott, will you please come back and remove your signs.

What happened to suspected deserter Sgt. Bergdahl? I guess swept under the rug with all the other Obama disasters.

In response to Cool To Care Rescue, an epidemic of pet kidnappers? Really? Maybe some pets are wandering towards better homes because their previous owners neglect to feed them and let them roam all over to get hurt or killed by cars, freezing weather, fleas, ticks and other animals.

HINT HINT

The simple solution to ending the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, would be to arrest the officer who shot an unarmed teen in front of several witnesses.